RU2113586C1 - Pivoted device - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: mechanical engineering. SUBSTANCE: pivoted device is intended for installation of movable component which can move along two guide sections with resting on them and with turning around pivoted axle fastened to movable component. Pivoted device incorporates first coupling link which is connected with pivoted axle, and second coupling link which is connected with guide section. First and second coupling links are made for possible joining when position of first coupling link coincides with position of second coupling link, and this ensures locking of pivoted axle relative to guide section for turning of movable component. EFFECT: higher efficiency. 2 cl, 10 dwg

Description

 The invention relates to a hinge device made according to the restrictive part of claim 1 of the claims.

 Known articulation devices for articulating the installation of a movable element that can be moved along two fixed guides and supported by them while being able to rotate around a pivot axis associated with it. A typical system of such elements includes a plurality of rectangular movable elements, the two sides of each of which are parallel to each other. Guide roller assemblies are attached to both sides of the movable member. The system also includes two guide sections mounted motionlessly so that each of them is adjacent to the corresponding side of the movable element, while the nodes of the guide rollers move along the guide sections. The movable elements are sequentially supported by the guide sections and can be moved along them as required. Since the articulated devices of the movable elements do not actually have a fixed position, as, for example, in the case of conventional windows, the rotation of the movable elements on the axis of the hinge is associated with solving the problem of creating sufficient support for glass, as well as providing simplicity and ease of use [1].

 It is known to use, for example, in glazing systems for balconies, guides for a movable element, deviating in a curve from the actual guide section, with which the element can be rotated to the open position, at which it is at an angle to the main direction of its movement along the guide sections [2 ].

 The use of separate curved guides imposes a restriction on the installation of a movable element, such as, for example, glass of a balcony window, since the curved guide is the part of the system that holds the glass. Therefore, in any case, it must be supported at a point perceiving the weight of the glasses. For balconies on which the glazing does not reach the load-bearing slab of the upstream balcony or which have no roof at all, the use of the system in question is difficult or even impossible. Moving window panes along a curved guide and opening them is difficult and implies the need for extremely careful glass movement along a curved path. But even in this case, glasses of high height do not always turn out to be sufficiently reinforced, and therefore, when opened, they must be supported by hand for stability. Making a curved guide means extra costs. The direction in which the balcony windows open is set once and for all, since the installation of the curved guide is unchanged. This introduces a certain risk factor in the choice of sizes of balcony glasses, since the need to manually support them when opening should be especially taken into account.

 It is also known the use of a special locking element connected to the upper node of the guide rollers and moving together with the movable element; this locking element is connected to the guide roller system of another window pane when it comes in contact with the latter. In balcony glazing systems using such a special locking element inside the guide section, locking is carried out by moving the locking element in front of or behind the opening window glass. Since the locking element always moves with the window pane, it inhibits the movement of the latter and is a part subject to wear. The passage of the locking element through sharp corners is impossible, so it is not suitable for use in corner balconies. In fairness, it should be noted that many balcony glazing systems available on the market cannot be used in conditions of angular location for other reasons as well; the way out is the possibility of opening the balcony glass in two directions [3].

 None of the hinges described above can be used when locking the window panes is required to rotate them so that part of the movable glass element opens at a point located approximately in the middle of the guide sections or at any other point arbitrarily selected on them. Thus, the locking of the movable element and its rotation on the hinge should always occur at the ends of the guide sections.

 Another disadvantage of existing hinge devices is the limited choice of the location of the rotary axis and, therefore, the hinges. Moreover, in these hinged devices for opening the movable elements, it is necessary to ensure their reliable fastening from above. In all currently used devices, locking in the same way the lower parts of the movable elements is impossible: they either remain without support, or in this case, it is necessary to use some other device. When the movable element is a glass sheet, as in the case of balcony glazing systems, all known hinge devices do not provide sufficient support for the window panes when opening the latter, so their design gives the impression of a very fragile.

 The next problem regarding the existing articulated devices is that their manufacture and installation require several separate operations.

 The differences of the proposed articulated device are characterized in paragraph 1 of the claims.

 In accordance with the invention, the hinge device includes a first connecting link adjacent to the guide section. The first and second connecting links are able to articulate with each other when the location of the first connecting link with the position of the second connecting link and locking the position of the hinge axis is fixed relative to the guide section for rotation of the movable element.

 By a movable element is meant any structural element made with the possibility of moving along the guides and resting on them. Such elements are, for example, mobile window, door and similar elements. The movable elements can be mounted vertically, horizontally or at any desired angle. Accordingly, their movement can occur in vertical, horizontal or any other directions, depending on the application. One application may be a balcony glazing system where the balcony is isolated from the surrounding air by means of movable glass elements that can be opened.

 The proposed hinge device provides a radical improvement in the reliability and strength of the locking, as well as the ability to choose the location of the pivot point. The invention facilitates and accelerates the production and installation process, since the installation of the proposed hinged components on the guide sections can be carried out already in the manufacturing process.

 According to one embodiment, the hinge device includes a connecting element that is attached to the guide section and on which one of the two connecting links is provided. This connecting element can be mounted at any desired location along the length of the guide section.

 The first connecting link may comprise a slider on the hinge axis, and the connecting element may comprise a guide, which together with the slider forms a guide pair for moving the hinge axis to the joint with the other connecting link. The slider can be made in the form of a protrusion at the end of the hinge axis, and the guide - in the form of a groove, which includes the protrusion of the axis. If the hinge axis has a circular cross-section, the protrusion at the end of the hinge axis is performed by removing from opposite sides of the said end of the segments located symmetrically to the central axis of the hinge axis.

 The second connecting link may contain a circular rotary sleeve with a diametral groove for the slider, and the connecting element may have a recess in which the sleeve is mounted for rotation.

 The connecting element may contain two or more consecutive second connecting links. Sequentially in a row, one after the other, several connecting elements can follow, for which they can be equipped with elements of mutual fixation.

 The hinge device can be used with any movable elements that can be moved along and guided by guides, such as windows, doors, glass doors, door panels, walls, partitions, roof elements, shelf covers, manholes, etc., in residential and industrial buildings and land and sea vehicles.

 The most important advantages of the invention are greater than before the convenience and safety of using and opening the movable elements, since there is no need to move the movable elements when opening along any guide section, for example curved. If necessary, the same locking systems can be used on both sides of a pair of guide sections, whereby a high structural stability is achieved. Since the locking assembly is fixed, it does not interfere with the movement of elements past pivot points.

 Figure 1 shows a diagram of a panel system for glazing a balcony from the balcony; figure 2 is a horizontal section of a panel system for glazing a balcony with two glass panels open on the side hinges; figure 3 is a vertical section of one mobile element of a panel system for glazing a balcony in one embodiment of the invention; in FIG. 4 is a view of a movable element along arrows IV-IV in FIG. 3; 5 is a section through V-V in FIG. 4; in Fig.6 is a section similar to that of Fig.5, but when the movable element is rotated through an angle α; 7 is a connecting element in accordance with another embodiment of the hinge device; on Fig is a perspective view of the connecting element shown in Fig.7; figure 9 is another application in practice of the hinge device in accordance with this invention; figure 10 is a diagram of the structure shown in figure 9, side view.

In FIG. 1 shows a balcony glazing system with movable elements 2, in this case glass balcony panels, mounted to move between the upper 1 ¹ and lower 1 ² guide sections. The upper guide section 1 ^{1 is} attached to the protruding balcony plate 27 directly above the balcony or to the continuation of the fencing of the upper balcony, partially protruding down into the light opening of the lower balcony. The lower guide section 1 ^{2 is} fixed to the fence of the lower balcony.

Glass balcony panel 2 is a rectangular movable element, the nodes 100 and 101 of the guide rollers are attached directly to the corners of which on the upper 28 and lower 29 edges. A node 100 on the side of the hinge arrangement is shown in detail in FIGS. 3 and 4. The nodes 100 and 101 of the guide rollers enable the glass panel 2 to move along a pair of guide sections 1 ¹ and 1 ² in the direction determined by the guide sections.

Each of the glass elements 2 can be opened laterally by rotating the glass element 2 around its hinge axis 3; while the nodes 101 of the guide rollers exit through the openings 30 provided in the guide sections 1 ¹ and 1 ² . The hinge axles 3 on the upper and lower edges exactly coincide with each other and are located at right angles to these edges. The hinge axes are also the axes of the guide roller assemblies 100, whereby the rollers of these assemblies rotate in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the glass element 2. In the case where the guide sections 1 ¹ and 1 ² are horizontal and the glass elements 2 are vertical and move horizontally direction, the hinge axis 3, which is also the rotation axis of the guide roller assembly 100, will also be directed vertically.

 The horizontal section in figure 2 shows the glass elements 2 turned so that they are adjacent to each other on the sides, and as the number of open elements increases, each time they will approach the opening 30 through which the opening is carried out. For this reason, the installation location of the rollers 101, mounted on the opening edge of the framing sections 31 and 32 of the glass element, for each subsequent element approaches the edge of the hinge.

Figure 3 shows a vertical section of one of the movable elements of the panel system for glazing the balcony with guide sections. Figure 4 shows a view of the same part of the structure along arrows IV-IV in figure 3, with a gap in the guide sections for better perception. As shown in figures 3 and 4, the upper and lower sections 1 ¹ and 1 ² are mirror images of each other, and the nodes 100 of the guide rollers at the top and bottom are identical. The guide roller assembly 100 includes three rollers 33, 34 and 35 and an axis 3 for mounting the rollers, which is fixedly mounted on the edges 28, 29 of the movable element 2, i.e. perpendicular to the framing sections 31, 32. The rollers 33, 34 and 35 are mounted rotatably on the axis 3, which in this design is also the axis of the hinge around which the element can be rotated. Inside the guide sections 1 ¹ and 1 ^{2 of the} box type along their walls there are groove-shaped guide grooves 36, 37, 38, which include rollers 33, 34 and 35 with alternating supports on their diametrically opposite sides. Thus, the roller assemblies 100 are moved inside the guide sections 1 ¹ , 1 ² and are covered last. The guide sections 1 ¹ and 1 ^{2 are} predominantly made by stamping from aluminum alloys.

Figure 3-6 shows the implementation of the proposed hinge device. The hinge device comprises a first connecting link 4 connected to the axis 3, and a second connecting link 5, mounted on the guide sections 1 ¹ , 1 ² . When the first connecting link 4 enters the second connecting link 5, these connecting links 4 and 5 mesh with each other and thereby lock the hinge axis 3, making it stationary relative to the guide section 1 ¹ , in order to allow the movable element to rotate 2. Although in this embodiment, the hinge device is shown to be made on both opposite sides of the movable element 2, such a solution is not necessary and the hinge device can be made only ko on one side.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 3-6, the hinge device includes a connecting element 6, mounted on the guide sections 1 ¹ , 1 ² . A second connecting link 5 is provided on this connecting element 6. The first connecting link 4 has a slider 7 on the hinge axis, made in the form of a protrusion 7 at the end of the hinge axis 3. The connecting element has an elongated guide groove 8, which together with the slider forms a guide pair for the hinge axis when it is engaged with the second connecting link 5. In the second connecting link 5 there is a cylindrical rotary sleeve 9 with a diametrically passing groove 10 through it, which can include a slider 7. Connect ny member 6 has a recess 11 in which is rotatably sleeve 9.

In FIG. 3, 4 and 5, the hinge device is shown in a state where the connecting links 4 and 5 are so mutually engaged that when the movable element 2 starts to rotate from this position in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the drawing, the hinge axis 3 will be held in place during rotation , preventing any lateral movement of the movable element 2 during the opening process. A console 39 is mounted on the lower guide section 1 ² , supporting the movable element 2 at the beginning of its opening and ensuring that the protrusion 7 at the end of the axis 3 remains in the rotary sleeve 9 until the walls of the recess 11 provide support to the side walls of the protrusion 7 of the end hinge axis 3. As shown in Fig.6, with further opening, the hinge axis 3 is firmly supported by the walls of the recess 11 and cannot move in the lateral directions.

 7 shows a top view of the connecting element 6 in another embodiment of the proposed hinge device.

On Fig shows a perspective view of the same connecting element 6 without pivot sleeves 9. The connecting element 6 contains in this case two second connecting links 5. Of course, any necessary number of such links can be performed on the connecting element 6. In the Central part of the connecting of the element 6, a guide groove 8 is provided for the slider 7, i.e. the protrusion 7 at the end of the hinge axis 3. The rotary sleeves 9 in Fig. 7 are shown in a position in which the protrusion 7 at the end of the hinge axis 3 can pass along the guide groove 8 until it enters the groove 10 on the rotary sleeve 9. The guide groove 8 passes through the entire connecting element 6 so that the movable element 2 can, if necessary, be moved past the hinge point. At the ends of the connecting elements 6 can be made elements 40 and 41 of the engagement type dovetail for the possibility of sequentially increasing the required length of the connecting element 6, with its subsequent fixing on the guide sections 1 ¹ and 1 ² .

Figure 9 shows the practical applications in which the hinge device in accordance with this invention is used to open the canopy with the movement of the glass elements 2 installed with an inclination to the horizontal side. Figure 10 shows a variant of practical application for opening the canopy with the movement in the direction of horizontally mounted glass elements. In these cases, it is recommended to install the hinge device on the sides of the glass element adjacent to both guide sections 1 ¹ and 1 ² , in order to eliminate the lateral sliding of the glass panels 2.

 The hinge device in accordance with the present invention can also be used to facilitate the operation of systems with movable elements such as rising doors in rooms where the roof (ceiling) is low enough to allow the entire wall section to be moved in a position parallel to the roof (ceiling). The device is also suitable for facilitating the opening of raised doors in the case when the roof (ceiling) is high enough and for fixing in place of the guide rails along which it is possible to lift the door, complex support structures would be required. In these cases, only a short rail structure is required in the continuation of the door, which will be enough to open a set of elements on one side using a side hinge. Elements turn out to be freely suspended on one side and are held on the guide rails by the locking elements of their hinges.

 The invention is not limited solely to the above examples of execution and allows the use of its other modifications within the scope of the claims. In particular, the connecting links of the proposed articulated device can be installed in guides of various types, regardless of the used design of the roller assemblies for moving the element. If necessary, the connecting link may also be able to partially or completely move along the guide section.

Claims (3)

 1. A hinge device for pivotally mounting a movable element moving along two stationary guide sections and resting on them, comprising a hinge axis fixed to the movable element, a first connecting link comprising a slider in the form of a protrusion on the hinge axis, and a connecting element attached to the guide section and having a guide for entering the protrusion of the axis, characterized in that the connecting element contains one or more sequentially arranged second connecting links, with than the first and every second connecting links are made with the possibility of articulation with each other when the position of the first connecting link with the position of the second connecting link and thereby locking the hinge axis is stationary relative to the guide section to rotate the movable element, while the guide of the connecting element is made in the form of an elongated groove passing through the entire connecting element to ensure the movement of the movable element past the hinge point.  2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the second connecting link contains a round sleeve with a diametrically extending groove for the slider, and the connecting element has a recess in which the sleeve is mounted for rotation.  3. The device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the slider is made at the end of the hinge axis.

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